The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-04-02

On Sunday night last some scamp placed
several rails across the track of the York road
railway near Oxford avenue, but the obstruction
was discovered before any damage was done. The
company offers reward of 5000 for the arrest OF
the guilty person.
Miss Alice Chick, daughter of Rev. F. A.
Chick, of Resterstown, who has been an assistant
teacher in the public school here for some time,
has been transferred to the school at Arlington,
Sd district. Miss johnson takes her place in the
TOwsontown school.
Mrs. AppoId, wife of Mr. Samuel Appold,
whose country residence is at Lutherville died at
the family residence in the city, few days ago,
in the Goth year of her age. She had been ill for
a long time and was under the care of DR.. Jas. IL.
Jarrett, of Towsontown.
Application has been made to the Governor
for the pardon of William Wagner, now confined
in the Baltimore county Jail under a sentence of
two years for manslaughter, for the killing of
man at his place called "The Haymarket," on west
Baltimore street, Baltimore.
The lot upon which Towsontown's water
works to be located, and which was donated
BY DIR. G. M. Bosley, was surveyed this week. 1t
is on the Joppa road, west of the town, and near
the Dr.s old residence. The contract for boring
the we'll will be awarded next Tuesday.
The Maryland Central R. R. receivers
have commenced tearing down the houses on the
property the Falls road, lately secured by them
through condemnation. This will give the COM
pany more yard room at Boundary avenue and
also improve the entrance to the station.
Mr.. George R. Sven, who is a member of
the present petit jury and well advanced in years,
one morning this week walked from his home, on
the Dover road, to Towsontown, distance OF ten
miles, in two hours and ten minutes. Many much
younger men there are who could not accomplish
the same feat
The property of Mr.. Isaac Hartman, on the
Joppa road west of Towsontown, the sale OF which
to Mr.. Imwold, of Baltimore, was announced In
The UNION last week, brought $4,000. 1t con-
tains 46 acres and has q good house and other
improvements. Mr.. Hartman's iamliy moVeu "
the city this week.
Mr.. Edward H. Roberts, of Cub Hill, Bal
timore county, has obtained patent for his hog
powders, which have gained quite reputation for
their excellence. These powders have been ad-
yertised in THE UNION for some time and great
many of them have been sold in Baltimore and
Hartford counties.
"A written testimonial, referring in very
complimentary terms to Rev. Watson Case, late
pastor of the M. E. Church in this place, and
signed by large number of the members and
regular attendants of the church, was handed to
Presiding Elder Speake when he visited Iowson-
town on Sunday last.
No clue has been obtained to the burglars
who blew open the safe in the station of the Mary
land Central Railroad, in this place, on Thursday
night of last week. 1t was neat job and evil
IDENTIFY done by cracksmen, but they were poorly
rewarded for their labor. No doubt they expected
q much larger haul.
"A person who signs himself ga Subscrib-
or writes for some information about the collec-
ton of internal revenue. The UNION pays no at
tentiou to anonymous letters and "a Subscrib-
er." if he reads the paper, ought to know this,
because we have heretofore said the same thing
thousand times, more or less.
Mr.. J. Hartman Schone, of the 18th district,
knpa1 into ri
nership with Mr.. II. L. Bowen in the real estate
business and the firms Office will be in Towson-
town. Mr.. Schone is a good business man and
has the advantage of an extensive acquaintance
| in Baltimore county and city.
Bishop Paret visited St. Timothy's Church.,
Gainesville, on Sunday morning last and confirm
ed class of six persons 1t was intended TO
have the new clock and chime of bells in position
by the time of the Bishops VISIT but they could
not be completed. The clock has been placed in
the tower and the chimes will be in place In few
days.
| Mrs. Case, step-mother of Rev. Watson
| Case until recently pastor of TOwsontown M. e.
| Church. died at her home, in Havre de Grace,
about two weeks ago, aged 50 years. Mr.. Case,
| who is about the same age as his late wife, had
| been married three times, the last time when he
was near seventy years of age, and they lived very
| happily together.
| "A few days ago Mr.. II. L. Bowen, insur-
ance agent of this place, presented his chief clerk
Mr.. Joseph B. Herbert, with handsome gold
watch and chain, as reward for faithful and
efficient services. Mr.. Herbert, who is first
class clerk also received beautiful silk umbre
la, with gold head, from one of the companies
represented by Mr.. Bowen.
-Messrs. J. Harry Irwin & Bro, who hav'
leased the Mansion House, in Druid Hill Park, TO-
a term of years, are thoroughly renovatlng 1t pre-
paratory to its opening under the new manage
ment The Messrs. Irwin are young, active AM
intelligent men and being well qualified TO
the business, will conduct the house in a man
ner that cannot help being satisfactory to tn
public.
On the first day of April there were upol
the tax books OF the county about forty-eig
hundred deIinquents under the levy of 1885. Il
fail to pay promptly now R1r be SUBJ e9ts4 81 cob
siderable extra expense in the way of surveys, ad
vertisiug, &c.
One day this week Jew peddler was seat
ed in the waiting room of the York road railwa,
company in the Lee Building, when suddenly on
of the presses in THE UNION Office started up. TIL
peripatetic merchant heard the heavy rumblin
noise and felt the building jar. In great con
sternation he grabbed up his pack and fled int
the street. Upon being asked the cause of hi
alarm he said: 81 daught it vas an eardquake."
Our friend of the Hartford Democrat ha,
some fun at our expense short time ago abou
our farmers, but we see by his last paper tina
some of the brilliant bucolics of his own county
have also been "done up" on the same little rack
ct. HonOrs are easy now, and it's our turn t.
smile some. Those Hartford fellows are smart, w
know, but they occasionally tackle fellow VIII,
is just trife smarter than they are.
Mr.. Walter Farnands, of Baltimore, VIII
was born at the Homestead" near Belair, on tn
18th of March, (St. Patrick's day,) has beer
spending his birthday there for the past thirt,
years, and he says the last one-the 18th of tn
present month-was the most disagreeable day o
all the thirty. He also says that he only remem
bers three really disagreeable days out of the lot
which would seem to upset the prevailing notion
that the weather is always bad on st. Patrick
day.
The family of Edw. W. Stiefel, Esq.,, Of tn,
1st district, were greatly annoyed an Saturday
last by the rumor that Mr.. Stiefel, who had re-
turned from Virginia the evening before, had dice
suddenly. Telephone messages came from al
directions making inquiries as to the truthfulness
of the rumor, and these kept up during Sunday
1t is believed that the report was started by some
malicious person, but for what object no ont
knows. 1t is mean person, indeed, who would
joke about matter so serious.
-Chas. j. Bonaparte, ESQ.,, of the Baltimore
bar, was counsel for defendant in the case Of
| Champion VS.. Perkins, which occupied the atten.
ton of the Circuit Court here for some days. ter.
minating on Tuesday in q verdict for Perkins
Mr.. Bonaparte created o most favorable impres.
sion during the progress of the trial and handled
his case with consummate skill and ability. He
was warmly congratulated by members of the bar
when a verdict rendered for his client. He
was assisted by VIM. s. Keech, Esq.
Seriously Burned by an Explosion.-Mr
Morris Depprich, superintendent of the works OF
the temporary water supply at Meredith's ford,
on the Gunpowder, met with very serious &C
cident Monday morning last. He was en-
bounds of blasting powder in an open vessel sit.
ting near by. After lighting the fuse to the
charge which he had placed in the stump he
] picked UP the vessel in his left hand to move il